Successful use of mechanical assist device for right ventricular failure after orthotopic heart transplantation.
A 22-year-old woman underwent orthotopic heart transplantation, resulting in acute failure of the donor right ventricle caused by a raised pulmonary vascular resistance. This was successfully managed by mechanical assistance of the right ventricle, with use of a centrifugal pump. After a complicated early postoperative course, the patient made a complete recovery.
Odom
N J
NJ
Department of Cardio-Pulmonary Transplantation, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, U.K.
Richens
D
D
Glenville
B E
BE
Kirk
A J
AJ
Hilton
C J
CJ
Dark
J H
JH
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*